Home topics news News Tech News HTC Desire available NOW from Telstra David Olsen April 21, 2010 Telstra has announced immediate availability of the much anticipated HTC Desire Google Android mobile phone, a week earlier than anticipated. The HTC Desire is an evolution Google’s Nexus One hardware which is manufactured for Google by HTC with some minor tweaks, most important of which is HTC’s proprietary SenseUI user interface. Telstra has taken expressions of interest from customers for the HTC Desire since the phone was announced last month, with Telstra’s Ross Fielding, Executive Director of Mobility Products at Telstra citing the strong level of interest shown as reason for bringing the HTC Desire stock into stores a week earlier than planned. “In response to massive interest from Australian consumers, Telstra has moved the launch of HTC Desire forward by almost a week to today. ” Mr Fielding said. “The accelerated launch means Australians will be the first in Asia-Pacific to experience this breakthrough smartphone.” he said. “Telstra’s flagship [T]life stores in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth will be the first to stock the new smartphone with Telstra stores across Australia receiving deliveries by the end of the week. “We have also contacted customers who pre-registered their interest in HTC Desire to ensure that they are amongst the first to be offered the smartphone. Telstra has also responded to the strong demand for the HTC Desire by locking in a longer exclusive distribution agreement for the phone than was initially planned. “We are